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3 Benefits of Managed IT Services for Auto Dealers
Managed IT services can provide a number of benefits to auto dealerships, and we will list 3 of the most important ones. These managed IT services can help your dealership operate more smoothly and reduce costs by outsourcing technical support. Customized IT Infrastructure Solutions Vtech Dealer IT can offer you an infrastructure that is custom-built…
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VMware Patches File Read, SSRF Vulnerabilities in vCenter Server
VMware on Tuesday, November 23rd informed customers about the availability of patches for arbitrary file read and server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities affecting its vCenter Server product. See the full article here: https://www.securityweek.com/vmware-patches-file-read-ssrf-vulnerabilities-vcenter-server
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New Twists on Gift-Card Scams Flourish on Black Friday
Fake merchandise and crypto-jacking are among the new ways cybercriminals will try to defraud people flocking online for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. See the full article here: https://threatpost.com/new-twists-on-gift-card-scams-flourish-on-black-friday/176593/
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IT Services For Your Auto Dealership
When it comes to information technology (IT), we know that one size certainly does not fit all, especially when it comes to auto dealerships. Your average IT service simply doesn’t understand the ins and outs of the automotive industry like we do. We know firsthand what matters in car dealerships, which is why our executive…
Read MoreDealer Tech Bulletin: Voice Phishing
Our CEO, John Acosta, gives another Dealer Tech Bulletin to keep dealerships informed of the important, urgent, or upcoming opportunities and threats to their business. Today’s topic: voice phishing. The FBI and the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency have recently issued a warning about a growing threat of phishing attacks against companies. Vishing, which is voice…
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Top Dealership Security Breaches and How to Avoid Them
Auto dealerships are vulnerable to cyberattacks simply because of the nature of the data they collect. Similarly to a financial institution, car dealerships collect, process, and store massive quantities of personal data, including everything it requires to assess credit and procure funding — the same thing criminals are interested in. Cloud-based storage options have helped…
Read MoreIs Amazon Cars the end of dealerships?
We saw something interesting the other day – Amazon now shows brand-new vehicles on their site – with the usual Amazon features like showing reviews and price (in this case, they show MSRP). But you’re not really buying from Amazon – they simply direct you to the OEM website and create leads for them. Even…
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Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks on Car Dealerships
Car dealerships and automotive retailers are hot targets for phishing and social engineering attacks. The biggest vulnerability isn’t your technology setup or passwords, it’s your staff. If your staff isn’t trained on how to identify these attempts, they could hand over sensitive information such as credit card or banking information to hackers. At VTech Dealer…
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Top Tech Dangers at a Dealership
There are two major tech dangers that a car dealership faces every day. Each one is completely preventable and will end up saving you valuable time and money – a single incident can cost a business hundreds of thousands of dollars. We’re not exaggerating – dealerships are top targets for cybercriminals because they carry customer…
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Has Dealership Tech Support Gone The Way of the Dodo? A Quick History of Dealership IT – ADP and CDK Support
If you haven’t been in the business for a while, the average person would not know that the top dealership software for many years was ADP (Automatic Data Processing). Their customer support and service was outstanding and an entity of its own so they spun this service off and renamed it CDK. Some…
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